Access

From the Board Walk Casino area walk straight to the pier at Hobie beach . On Low to mid tide u can paddle out at bottom of pier ...bigger days paddle around pier . Great Kentucky Fried Chicken smell as you surf !!! Take aways in front of offshore wind !

English (Translate this text in English): From the Board Walk Casino area walk straight to the pier at Hobie beach . On Low to mid tide u can paddle out at bottom of pier ...bigger days paddle around pier . Great Kentucky Fried Chicken smell as you surf !!! Take aways in front of offshore wind !

English (Translate this text in English): From the Board Walk Casino area walk straight to the pier at Hobie beach . On Low to mid tide u can paddle out at bottom of pier ...bigger days paddle around pier . Great Kentucky Fried Chicken smell as you surf !!! Take aways in front of offshore wind !

English (Translate this text in English): From the Board Walk Casino area walk straight to the pier at Hobie beach . On Low to mid tide u can paddle out at bottom of pier ...bigger days paddle around pier . Great Kentucky Fried Chicken smell as you surf !!! Take aways in front of offshore wind !

DistanceIn the city

WalkInstant access (&lt; 5min)

Easy to find?Easy to find

Public access?Public access

Special accessDon't know

Surf Spot Characteristics

Alternative name Shark Rock Pier

Surf Spot Quality

Wave qualityRegional Classic

ExperienceAll surfers

FrequencySometimes break

Wave

TypeSand-bar

DirectionRight

BottomSandy

PowerHollow, Fast, Powerful, Ledgey

Normal lengthShort (&lt; 50m)

Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)

Tide, Swell and Wind

Good swell directionWest, SouthEast, NorthEast

Good wind directionWest, SouthWest

Swell sizeStarts working at Less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 2m+ / 6ft+

Best tide positionLow and mid tide

Best tide movementRising and falling tides

More details

Week crowdEmpty

Week-end crowdCrowded

Webcam url

Dangers

- Rocks

Additional Information

A decent wave when you have one of 2 scenarios in place.

1.During summer have had a hectic SE onshore wind for days and it turns Offshore SW suddenly ...wait a few hours for it to smooth out .But catch it before any loss in energy from offshore wind.2. During Winter strong flat West direction swell will produce Epic grinding dreging barrells from the last Pylon . Wave comes in at you for stylin off the lips and carves.

English (Translate this text in English): A decent wave when you have one of 2 scenarios in place.<br /><br />1.During summer have had a hectic SE onshore wind for days and it turns Offshore SW suddenly ...wait a few hours for it to smooth out .But catch it before any loss in energy from offshore wind.<br />2. During Winter strong flat West direction swell will produce Epic grinding dreging barrells from the last Pylon . Wave comes in at you for stylin off the lips and carves.

English (Translate this text in English): A decent wave when you have one of 2 scenarios in place.&lt;br &#47;&gt;&lt;br &#47;&gt;1.During summer have had a hectic SE onshore wind for days and it turns Offshore SW suddenly ...wait a few hours for it to smooth out .But catch it before any loss in energy from offshore wind.&lt;br &#47;&gt;2. During Winter strong flat West direction swell will produce Epic grinding dreging barrells from the last Pylon . Wave comes in at you for stylin off the lips and carves.

English (Translate this text in English): A decent wave when you have one of 2 scenarios in place.&amp;lt;br &amp;#47;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br &amp;#47;&amp;gt;1.During summer have had a hectic SE onshore wind for days and it turns Offshore SW suddenly ...wait a few hours for it to smooth out .But catch it before any loss in energy from offshore wind.&amp;lt;br &amp;#47;&amp;gt;2. During Winter strong flat West direction swell will produce Epic grinding dreging barrells from the last Pylon . Wave comes in at you for stylin off the lips and carves.

Atmosphere

Watch out for the bottom rock on high tide.

People hassle when it gets good for sure.

English (Translate this text in English): Watch out for the bottom rock on high tide.<br /><br />People hassle when it gets good for sure.

English (Translate this text in English): Watch out for the bottom rock on high tide.&lt;br &#47;&gt;&lt;br &#47;&gt;People hassle when it gets good for sure.

English (Translate this text in English): Watch out for the bottom rock on high tide.&amp;lt;br &amp;#47;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br &amp;#47;&amp;gt;People hassle when it gets good for sure.

General

Stylin hollow tube with land hugger beach and boobies right next to it ....expect to entertain the people looking from the pier.

English (Translate this text in English): Stylin hollow tube with land hugger beach and boobies right next to it ....expect to entertain the people looking from the pier.

English (Translate this text in English): Stylin hollow tube with land hugger beach and boobies right next to it ....expect to entertain the people looking from the pier.

English (Translate this text in English): Stylin hollow tube with land hugger beach and boobies right next to it ....expect to entertain the people looking from the pier.

Comments

pier can cook - when its good its too crowded. had some good sessions though. i remember getting out after a great session at 5ft and seeing a bodyboarder catch a wave that linked up all the way down to humewood!!!

By sOME oNE wHO IS yOUNGER than U
, 03-04-2006

Sean Birkholtz _ aka S-dAWG - Bruu!!! you are obviously a bodyboarder who doesnt know what he is doing!!!! New Pier CRANKS at the end of those winter months when the easterly swells start dredging on the sand-banKS!!!! go sing some songs for grey###cHEER lEADER

By s_dawg
, 19-01-2005

Inconsistant!! - Oh my word pew pier is the most inconsistant wave i have ever come across! IT NEVER BREAKS! during the year it is occupied by some jock vaalies with jetski's that think they are extreme because they can ramp a 1ft wave and get 2ft air. They are all hackers. But anyway..getting back to the wave - i have had some EPIC sessions at this place but they are few and far between. And when news is out that it is working the crowds come in huge numbers. And all most of the surfers cant handle the fast speed that the wave breaks at and they hack like crazy. Go to pipe or something if you're going to get in our way.

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